People Archives - Te Toi Uku, Crown Lynn Museum

Sione Tavo Manukia

Sione Tavo Manukia was an influential figure amongst the Tongan community in New Lynn. He moved to Aotearoa in 1970, working for a couple…

Ringi Ngakuru worked at Crown Lynn Potteries for over thirty years. She oversaw the fettling (removal of marks) and handle departments, and was one…

Crown Lynn’s history is populated by hugely talented people, one of whom was Reitu Robson (nee Cassidy) – a decorator for Crown Lynn Potteries.

Karen Karaka was the first Māori woman accepted into the Ceramco management cadetship scheme in 1977.

Briar Gardner was one of New Zealand’s first studio potters. She was Sir Tom Clark’s aunt, and both lived and worked at the Gardner…

Richard Quinn was more than a Crown Lynn enthusiast, he was passionate about saving an important part of our modern history.

Rice Owen Clark came to Wellington aged 24 in 1841 and had moved to Auckland by 1854.

Discover Stories Tom Clark and Sailing Sir Tom Clark is a name undoubtedly recognized by many a Crown Lynn collector, however Crown Lynn was…

Although only working at Crown Lynn for 18 months the Bohemia Ware vases produced by Mirek Smíšek were of strong Modernist design and are…

Ernest Shufflebotham was an Englishman who had been trained by New Zealand-born Keith Murray at Wedgwood in Stoke-on-Trent.